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== Development Hiatus ==
 
== Development Hiatus ==
In late 2005, stuff happened, and everything broke and/or went away for reasons beyond the scope of this document. The programming "made the jump" to Live365, and lived there in an extremely limited form until early 2011. Actually, that incarnation is still in existance. It's not running Dr. Octo, of course, it's living on Live365's software, but it's tuned to sound as though it's running on Dr. Octo to the extent possible on Live365.
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In late 2005, stuff happened, and everything broke and/or went away for reasons beyond the scope of this document. The programming "made the jump" to Live365, and lived there in an extremely limited form until early 2011. Actually, that incarnation is still in existence. It's not running Dr. Octo, of course, it's living on Live365's software, but it's tuned to sound as though it's running on Dr. Octo to the extent possible on Live365.
  
 
== Version 4.0 ==
 
== Version 4.0 ==
 
In early 2011, Dr.Octo Version 4.0 was hatched, so to speak. An unusual case of an entire re-write from scratch (as the original code had been lost). In V4, the primary program source resides on hard disk, making it much easier and more efficient to work with than the CD carousels. This version is implemented on Ubuntu Linux, with some instances also running on Debian (and variants thereof). Due to the necessity of starting over from scratch, V4 does not (yet) have a GUI, and the Web Interface is, so far, primordial. New features such as program catching, distributor integration, Twitter integration, support for multiple program streams, and vastly improved DJ assist mode have been implemented. Remote control, submission, and collaboration features are very nice to have. Integrated flow and calendar-based scheduling have been implemented, and self-service web-based spot/PSA submission and scheduling is soon to be released. This release, as well as earlier releases, is incredibly stable and capable of running for very long periods of time, and with remote collaboration and submission possible, the product remains fresh even during long periods of unattended operation.
 
In early 2011, Dr.Octo Version 4.0 was hatched, so to speak. An unusual case of an entire re-write from scratch (as the original code had been lost). In V4, the primary program source resides on hard disk, making it much easier and more efficient to work with than the CD carousels. This version is implemented on Ubuntu Linux, with some instances also running on Debian (and variants thereof). Due to the necessity of starting over from scratch, V4 does not (yet) have a GUI, and the Web Interface is, so far, primordial. New features such as program catching, distributor integration, Twitter integration, support for multiple program streams, and vastly improved DJ assist mode have been implemented. Remote control, submission, and collaboration features are very nice to have. Integrated flow and calendar-based scheduling have been implemented, and self-service web-based spot/PSA submission and scheduling is soon to be released. This release, as well as earlier releases, is incredibly stable and capable of running for very long periods of time, and with remote collaboration and submission possible, the product remains fresh even during long periods of unattended operation.

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